うんと

a good ［great］ deal

大いに， ずいぶん；しばしば；［強意的に］ うんと， ずっと《◆比較級・最上級その他too many ［much］などを修飾する》∥ She's a good deal older than he is. 彼女は彼よりうんと年上です.

▲watch a lot of TV テレビをうんと見る / I got a good price for the car. 車がうんと高値で売れた(＝I sold the car at a good price.).

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うんと

a good ［great］ deal

大いに， ずいぶん；しばしば；［強意的に］ うんと， ずっと《◆比較級・最上級その他too many ［much］などを修飾する》

She's a good deal older than he is. 彼女は彼よりうんと年上です.

▲watch a lot of TV テレビをうんと見る

I got a good price for the car. 車がうんと高値で売れた(＝I sold the car at a good price. ).

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うんと

1 〔たくさん〕 a great deal; 〔大いに〕 greatly; with great force; 〔思いきり〕 roundly; 〔心行くまで〕 to one's heart's content.

●あいつには金[時間]がうんとある. That guy has loads of money [time].

・彼にはうんと借りがある. I am heavily indebted to him.

・ゆうべうんと食べたから今日は食欲がない. I ate such a lot last night that I don't have any appetite today.

・待ち合わせで友人にうんと待たされた. I had to wait for ages for my friend to arrive.

・その歌手はこれ一曲でうんと稼いだ. That singer made a pile with this one song.

・うんと勉強して弁護士になるぞ. I'm going to study loads and become a lawyer.

・これまで苦労したんだからうんと幸せになってください. May you be wonderfully happy, after all the efforts you have put in hitherto.

・あんなやつはうんと殴ってやれ. Give that guy a real pasting!

・そのことで父にうんとしかられた. I got a real roasting from my father over that.

・彼には(小言を)うんと言ってやる. I'm going to make his ears ring [《口》 give him a good piece of my mind].

・うんと練習したからコンクールには自信がある. We've been practicing real hard, so I'm sure we'll do well in the contest [competition].

・さあ, 今日はうんと飲むぞ. Right, today I'm going to drink a lot.

2 〔(比較して)格段に〕 greatly; 〔すごく〕 terribly, awfully; 〔とても〕 very (much).

●彼より君のほうがうんと上手だ. You're much [《口》 miles] better than him.

・もっとうんと軽いカメラが欲しい. I want a much lighter camera.

・うんと辛いカレーが食べたい. I want to eat a really hot curry.

・うんと急げば間に合いそうだ. If I really hurry, it looks like I'll just make it.

・病気で体重がうんと減った. I lost a lot of weight through illness.

・あのころに比べたら今はうんと幸せだ. I'm much happier now than I was then.

・そこにうんと小さい島がある. There is a tiny little island there.